Kemi Badenoch Says 1 In 10 Civil Servants Are So 'Bad' They 'Should Be In Prison'

Kemi Badenoch

Kemi Badenoch has – potentially jokingly – told fellow Conservatives that up to 10% of civil servants are so “bad” they ought to be in prison.

The Tory leadership candidate made the comments during an event with The Spectator at the annual Conservative conference.

According to The Guardian, she said: “I don’t want people to get me wrong – I think that civil servants are like everybody else. They come in to do a job, and I’d say about 10% of them are absolutely magnificent.